Peter Peduzzi   Letter to Peter Peduzzi

Peter Peduzzi

Assoc. Prof. at the Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology, holds a MSc. in general biology, a Ph.D. in aquatic biology (University of Vienna, Austria) and a Habilitation in Ecology.

Leading a working group on microbial ecology. Currently involved in research, teaching at the graduate and postgraduate level, supervision of students and coordination/administration of the Department and of research programs.





Research interests

  • Role of microbial processes (mediated by bacteria and viruses) in material and energy fluxes of aquatic systems

  • Origin, quality and bioreactivity of dissolved organic matter (DOM)

  • Origin and quality of suspended particulate matter and its role as microhabitats for bacteria and viruses

  • Ecological relevance of bacterial and viral diversity applying molecular biological methods

  • General microbial ecology of river systems, temperate and tropical lakes and reservoirs


Teaching

 

Lectures:

  • Principles in aquatic microbial ecology
  • Biology and ecology of Protozoa
  • General introduction to ecology

Courses:

  • Aquatic microbial ecology: basic methods (field course at the Biological Station in Illmitz, Lake Neusiedl)
  • Biological communities of Central Europe (field course at the Biological Station in Riegersburg)
  • Quantitative freshwater ecology: microbial ecology (field course at the Biological Station in Riegersburg)
  • Floodplain ecology: aspects of microbial ecology

Seminars:

  • Advanced Limnology: microbial ecology
     

Publications of the past 5 years:

  • Peduzzi, P., 2002: Significance of nonliving organic matter for microbial life in coastal aquatic systems. In: The Vienna School of Marine Biology: A Tribute to Jörg Ott; Facultas Universitäsverlag, Wien: 121-135
  • Peduzzi, P., 2002: Linkages between submerged macrophyte production, organic matter pools and microbial life in aquatic systems. Proc. Int. Workshop for the SEECS Project, No. 12. Tokyo (Japan). 
  • Aspetsberger, F., F. Huber, S. Kargl, B. Scharinger, P. Peduzzi & T. Hein, 2002: Particulate organic matter dynamics in a river floodplain system: impact of hydrological connectivity. Arch. Hydrobiol. 156: 23-42
  • Peduzzi, P. & F. Schiemer, 2003: Significance of bacteria and viruses in the carbon flow of tropical freshwater impoundments. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 5: 11143
  • Peduzzi, P. & F. Schiemer, 2004: Bacteria and viruses in the water column of tropical freshwater reservoirs. Environ. Microbiol. 6: 707-715
  • Agis, M., B. Luef & P. Peduzzi, 2004: Variability of virioplankton diversity in a river floodplain system. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 6: 4985
  • Huber, F. & P. Peduzzi, 2004: Online tool for the analysis of DGGE profiles. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70: 4390-4392
  • Besemer, K., M. Moeseneder, J. M. Arrieta, G. J. Herndl  & P. Peduzzi, 2005: Complexity of bacterial communities in a river-floodplain system (Danube, Austria). Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 609-620
  • Schiemer, F., T. Hein, P. Peduzzi, 2006: Hydrological control of system characteristics of floodplain lakes. Ecohydrol. Hydrobiol. 6: 7-18
  • Luef, B., F. Aspetsberger, T. Hein, F. Huber & P. Peduzzi, 2007: Impact of hydrology on free living and particle-associated microorganisms in a river floodplain system (Danube, Austria). Freshw. Biol. 52: 1043-1057
  • Peduzzi, P. & F. Schiemer (in press): Bacterial dynamics, nutrients and organic matter in the water column of tropical freshwater reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Bakhuysen Publishers
  • Peduzzi, P. & B. Luef (in press): Significance of viruses for inland aquatic ecosystems. In G.E. Likens (ed.): Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Elsevier (Oxford)
  • Peduzzi, P., F. Aspetsberger, T. Hein, F. Huber, S. Kargl Wagner, B. Luef & Y. Tachkova (in press): Dissolved organic matter (DOM) and bacterial growth in floodplains of the River Danube under varying hydrological connectivity. Fundam. Appl. Limnol.